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E A S T L O ND O N M O S Q U EA B D U L L A H H A S A N

Deceptions of the Shaytan

The enmity between Shaytan and Mankind

The story of Adam and Shaytan

Shaytan deceives Adam and Eve to eat from the tree. He comes to them step by step.

Shaytan swears to lead mankind away from the straight path. He declares war against the progeny of Adam.

Allah gives shaytan respite until the Day of Judgement

Shaytan touches the children of Adam at birth.

The Prophet said:

ما تركه الجنة في آدم الله صور لماإبليسيطيف فجعل يتركه أن الله شاءأجوفعرف رآه فلما هو ما ينظر به

يتمالك ال خلقا خلق أنه

‘’When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as long as He wished to leave him. Then Iblis roamed around him to see what he actually was and when Iblis found him to be hollow from within, he recognized that the new creature had been created with a disposition such that it would not have control over itself’’.

Important verses

"O you who believe! Do not follow the footsteps of the Shaytan, and whoever follows the footsteps of the Shaytan, then surely he bids the doing of indecency and evil" [24.21]

"And He (commands you, saying:) This is My straight path, so follow it. Follow not other ways, lest you be parted from His way. This has He ordained for you, that you may ward off evil.“ (an’am:153)

م�ن م� ن� م�ا ي م�� ٱل ن� م�ا ط� ط� يا ط�� ن� �� م م� م� ل يا ط�� م� آا من ن�ي �ل م ٱ م�ا ط�ي م�ا يين! م" ي� ط# يل م�ٱ ن$ آا م� ي% م& يل ن)ٱ ط! ط� ي�ا مي ط( *� م ن+ا م, ن� م�ا ي م�� ٱل ن� م�ا ط� ط� ي- ن� �� م ميين م� ي/ ط" ن�� ي0 م1 م2 م�ا ط( ط� م# ي3 م4 م� ي/ ط" ي م5 م6 ن( 5� م ٱل ط7 ي8 م, م� ي�ل مل م�ع- ن# م: ط( 5� م م�ٱل ط$ آا م� مي م�ن م1ي م> طي م( 5� م ٱل م�ن ن" ي= مل م� اا م)د م�ا دد م3 م�اع/ ن5 م6

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م� �Bط �� م م� ي/ ط" 5� م م� مل

Important verses

Surely Shaytan is an enemy for you. So, take him as an enemy. He only invites his group (to falsehood) so that they become inmates of the blazing fire.

Did I not direct you, O children of ’Ādam (Adam), that you must not worship the Satan, (because) he is an open enemy for you, and that you must worship Me, (because) this is the straight path? He had misguided lot many people from among you. So, did you not have sense?

م#ا *� م ن+ا اا �� طد م6 Aط ��ط Iن �� م م,ٱ ع�� طد م6 ي/ ط" مل م� م�ا ي م�� ٱل م�� ن+ان! ن� C�م ٱل Jن م%ا Eي م�ا ين ن� يا ط*� ط"� م نل ط( م) ي> ن3 يا ط�6 يد مي

يا طد� ط� ي� م� �� م ل م�ا� Kم Lم م$ا يي ن� م� يي ي/ ط" ي مل ن+ا يد �م ي6 م�ا ي/ مل م�ان*ي طد� ط� ي6 ٱ ن� م�ا م� عن ن� ط�� ع�� طد م6 ي/ ط" مل ط( *� م ن+ا م� م�ا م�� ٱل N�ا ن�ل Pن ي/ ط" ي� ن� م�7 Qم م�ا يد Bم مل م� ع/ Bن م� Cي ط�� Rع م!ا Eن م�ا ي= Fم

م� ط�5 Bن ي� م� يا ط*� ط"� م� ي/ م5 م, م�ا اا !Sن م1

Important verses

Then Shaytan whispered to them, so that he might expose to them their shame that was hidden from them; and said, “Your Lord has not prohibited this tree for you, but to avoid your becoming angels or your becoming eternal.” He swore an oath, “I am one of your well-wishers.”

He said, “My Lord, since You made me go astray, I swear that I shall beautify for them (evils) on the earth, and shall lead all of them astray, except those of Your servants from among them who are chosen (by You).” He (Allah) said, “This is the straight path leading to Me (that a person is chosen by Me through his good deeds). My servants are such that you have no power over them except those of the deviators who will follow you.

Tم ن4 ط�� م�ا م#ا �ط مل Tم ند ي� ط نل ط� م�ا ي م�� ٱل م#ا �ط مل Uم م� ي: م� م,م#ا ط" ط�) م4 م#ا ط1 م�ا م* م�ا Vم مWا م� م#ا �ن ن� م$ا ي� م: ن�ن م#ا �ط ي� م6ي� م�ا نن ي م" م5 م� م*ا ط"� م� م�ا� �� م ن+ال Xن م! Yم م�� ٱل Aن �ن ي= Fم ين م6من ن# مل م#ا ط" مل م*ي ن+ا آا م# �ط م# م: مWا م� من ندي نل مIا يل ٱ من ن� م*ا ط"� م�من ن% Eن م��ا ٱل

Zن ي4 م�� ٱل ن,ي ي/ �ط مل م�ن م� مي م2 ط�� ل ن�ي م� يي م� ي] م�ا آا م# ن) Jم م4 Vم مWاط/ �ط ي� ن� م\ Lم م�ا ن6 �� م ن+ال من ن� م# Pي م�ا ي/ �ط �� م مي ن� ي] ط�� م�لع/ Bن م� Cي ط� م�ي م5 م6 Rع م!ا Eن م�ا Fم Vم مWا من ن[ م5 Iي ط# يل ٱنن م� �� م ن+ال ع� م�ا ي5 ط: ي/ �ن ي م5 م6 م مل م_ ي مل TLن م�ا ن6 م�� ن+ا

من ن�ي ا م يل ٱ من ن� م م� م� �� م ٱ

The Shaytan has many paths

{ /ي ط1 م�Eا م� ي/ ط" نل Gي ن( ن5 ن� م: م6ن ي/ ط" ن) Hم م�! م& م� م, م7 ط� C�ط ٱل يا ط�� ن� �� م م� م� م�ل Aط ط�� ن� �� م م,ٱ اا #Bن م� Cي ط� نDي م!ا Eن م�ا ي= Fم م�� م�ا م�م� �Bط �� م م� ي/ ط" 5� م م� مل ن( ن) }

And: This is My path that is straightforward. So, follow it, and do not follow the (other) ways, lest they should make you deviate from His way. This is what He has enjoined upon you, so that you may be God-fearing.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him) once drew a straight line with his hand and said, "This is the straight path of Allah." Then on its left and on its right he drew other lines and he said, "These paths all have Satan calling (people) to them." And then he recited the above verse. (Ahmad)

The obligation of knowing his traps

Imam Ghazzali wrote that it is obligatory to protect oneself from the secret whispering of Shaytan. This can only be achieved by knowing his methods and means of operation, it is then obligatory to study and learn these matters. This is predicated upon the principle that if an obligatory matter cannot be accomplished except via a specific mean, that mean also becomes obligatory. (Ihya Ulum ad Din)

مثال القلب مثال ان اعلمان يريد عدو والشيطان حصنويستولي فيملكه الحصن يدخلعلىحفظ, يقدر وال عليهبحراسة ال العدو من الحصن , ثلمه ومواضع ومداخله الحصنمن ابوابه حراسة على يقدر وال , القلب فحماية ابوابه يدري ال , واجبة وسواسالشيطان عنعبد كل على فرضعين وهوالى, يتوصل ال وما مكلفواجب ايضا فهو به اال الواجبالشيطان دفع الى يتوصل والفصارت مداخله بمعرفة اال

واجبة مداخله معرفة

Goals of the Shaytan

• H e w il l try e v e ry po s s ib le m e th od , e v e n di s s ua din g pe op le fro m th e righ t pa th th rou gh e n ga ging th e m in pe rm is s ib le a c ts !

The various traps of Shaytan

There are many ways Shaytan misguides people, some of them include:

Tazyeen: Making evil look good Giving pleasing names to forbidden things He makes people procrastinate:عقدة كل يضرب عقد ثالث نام هو إذا رأسأحدكم قافية على الشيطان يعقد

انحلت توضأ فإن انحلتعقدة الله فذكر استيقظ فإن فاقد طويل ليل عليكخبيث أصبح النفسوإال طيب نشيطا فإصبح انحلتعقدة صلى فإن عقدة

النفسكسالن During your sleep, Satan ties three knots at the back of your necks. He

breathes the following into them, .The night is long so keep on sleeping.. If the person wakes and praises Allah, then one of the knots is unfastened. And if he performs ablution, the second knot is unfastened. When he prays, all of the knots are unfastened. After that he will be energetic and happy in the morning. Otherwise he would get up listless and grouchy.

The various traps of Shaytan

Jealousy Love of adorning oneself with expensive clothes Suspicions Anger Money and wealth Power and prestige Gambling & imbibing alcohol Divining arrows Shaytan comes as a sincere advisor (the story of the

pious ‘abid of Bani Israel) Casting doubts in the person’s mind

How to protect your self from Shaytan

Knowledge of the Qur’an Practicing the Sunnah, duas of waking up,

going to the toilet, reciting surah baqara etc Dhikr of Allah Being in a Jama’ah (with righteous people) الشيطان فإن الجماعة فليلزم الجنة بحبوحة منكم أراد من

أبعد اإلثنين من وهو الواحد معاختطفته منهم الشاذ شذ فإذا الجماعة على الله يد

الغنم من الشاة الذئب يختطف كما الشياطين Making dua to Allah

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References & further reading:

Talbis Iblis: Ibn al Jawzi Ihya Ulum ad Din: Imam Ghazzali Madarij as Salikin: Ibn al Qayyim The world of the Jinn & Devils: Dr al Ashqar Ighathat ul Luhfan: Ibn al Qayyim

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